Daniel Smith
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| Quote (mitschlag @ Feb. 17 2008,06:05) | | Quote (Daniel Smith @ Feb. 16 2008,21:45) | | Quote | | Quote | | ...we can still speak, in general, of a directional, steady progression of sculpture. |
Inasmuch as Schindewolf explicitly excluded teleological notions, he should have been more circumspect in making easily misconstrued pronouncements like this. But he had another category of mysticism on his mind, unfortunately. |
I don't know what "mysticism" you're talking about. Schindewolf felt that the "direction" was entirely constrained by the original saltational event. |
"Mysticism" was off the mark. How about "metaphysics"?
I was trying to emphasize that it's too easy to read teleology into statements like this - and into his entire argument. As you yourself have done. |
I can't help it if the shoe fits! 
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